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My favorites of 2023

I wanted to make little wrap up of 2023, so here are my favorite movies and performances from 2023

Top Five Favorite movies

#5 The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds and Snake - dir. Francis Lawrence

I am a YA/dystopian boy through and through. I thought this was a very faithful adaptation and very visually stunning. The performances were all great and I just really liked it. However, I had my problems with the book itself and I felt the movie didn't do a great job truly villainizing Snow (I found him too likable until like the end of the film) All in all though a fun watch.

#4 Saltburn- Dir. Emerald Fennell

If there's one thing I'm gonna do on this account, It's support a boy's wrongs. This movie has so many visual details and story details, it truly blows my mind. The soundtrack? Banger after banger. I'd never heard Murder on The Dance Floor before this movie but now I want to dance around a mansion to it. The cast? I mean just look at them. I do think occasionally this movie occasionally felt like it was just being shocking for shocking's sake and I got a little tired of it.

#3 Spiderman: Across The Spider-Verse- Dir. Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, and Joaquim Dos Santos

I love art. There's no other way to say it. I am in love with creativity. The amount of details that are in this movie are so utterly mind blowing that every time I read about a new one, I feel like I have to rewatch this movie. The first Spider-verse film is an absolute masterpiece and this movie was not about to disappoint it. From the voice performances to the bleeding-water color, to animating on every other frame, this movie just had me floored. I hope it wins an Oscar for best animated feature or I'm throwing shit. I do want the second part before I fully judge the story but so far I think this is one of the best superhero stories in a while

#2 Barbie- Dir Greta Gerwig

I have never cried harder to a Nikki Minaj song. But actually, this movie made me fall in love with the simple act of being alive. It's a movie about a doll and yet its about enjoying life and growing up and how everything's so messy and it's so beautiful and we're so beautiful and I just. I get it. I get why Barbie wanted to be a human. We are all so fascinating. The ending montage alone is enough to make anyone with a heart cry. I hope that one day everyone is as in love with the world around them as this movie made me.

#1 Asteroid City- Dir. Wes Anderson

If you don't know the I'm Wes Anderson's number 1 fan, I'm doing something wrong. Truth be told, I didn't get this movie at first. I left the theater knowing that there was some deeper meaning but...what? So I thought about it for two weeks and then it hit me. There is no clear answer. There's no clear answer because the actors can't find a clear answer. There's no clear answer because the in-universe playwright didn't write one and maybe Anderson himself didn't write one. The movie has clear themes of grief and love and identity but at the end of the day what you choose to make of it is all up to you. There's also a lot to be said about how the play is existential and about uncertainty in the future and I think that's another reason I liked Asteroid City. I'm always so worried about the future. It terrifies me. But what can I do. And with that I once again realized that Wes Anderson was truly genius, and I don't think I'll ever see a film quite like Asteroid City again.

Favorite performances from each film

#5 Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird

I never got the hatred for Rachel Zegler. She was absolutely phenomenal in the 2021 West Side Story and she ate up Lucy Gray Baird. I just felt through the screen that Rachel understood her role so well. She played Lucy to all her vulnerability and strength and goddamn I am in love with her voice!! The old therebefore gave me absolute chills.

#4 Allison Oliver as Venetia Catton

being complete honest she's who I wanted to be in like middle school. Allison Oliver managed to play her as both such a free spirit and then to haunted on such the drop of the dime. From her subtle emotions to her snapping at Oliver in the bathtub she had me eating out of the palm of her hand. She would've loved Tumblr.

#3 Shameik Moore as Miles Morales

He had me laughing, crying, cheering and getting goosebumps the whole time. The absolute power Shameik Moore gives Miles is truly what tie the whole movie together. I feel like his performance often gets overshadowed for some of the bigger names in the cast and I truly find that shame. He gives Miles such a powerful and realistic portrayal that I admire it so deeply. From "Nah, I'mma do my own thing." to his conversations with Gwen to arguments with his parents, Shameik Moore makes Miles feel like a teenager who's trying to figure out who he is and a superhero saving a multiverse from collapsing

#2 Margot Robbie as Barbie

I'm fucking sick of only hearing Ryan Goslings name mentioned when we talk about the BARBIE movie! It is Margot's movie!! SHE ATE THAT SHIT UP!! She managed to so subtly bring in the changes of barbie being only a doll to being a real person. She provides so much of the movies comedy too. Her laying down crying had me wheezing not gonna lie. But she also shows us that how strong Barbie is and how she's so multi-faceted.She is truly someone little girls should see and be inspired by. Margot truly brought Barbie to life in all the ways that the audience and the script needed. She had me laughing, crying and smiling so goddamn wide the whole film. Here's to you, Margot.

#1 Jason Schwartzman as Augie Steenback/Jones Hall

It was the year of Schwartzman and nowhere was the proved more than in Asteroid City. Here we see, Jason Schwartzman playing and actor playing a single dad war photographer. Schwartzman manages to play all these layers so well, letting them blend together through on intense common factor: grief. Jones' grief bleeds into Augie in such a fascinating way that you might not even realize at first. It's so subtle and yet, it complete makes the performance. When we see Jones on his own a few times, though Jason Schwartzman manages to make him feel like a completely different man than Augie. The entire scene from Jones walking offstage to us being returned to 'Asteroid City' is truly some of my favorite acting of the year. Even through subtle expressions, we can truly see everything that Jones is experiencing. It's just such a sight to watch and it blows me away.

Some honorable film and performance mentions

Oppenheimer- Dir Christopher Nolan. Good film but a little too long if you ask me. Sorry!

Fav performance- Emily Blunt as Kitty Oppenheimer. She might not have been in a lot of the film but she stuck with me

Renfeild- Dir Chris McKay. Sorry I like fun camp! sue me!

Fav performance- Nic Cage as Dracula. I'm sorry Nic Cage is just so goddamn funny

Poison- Dir. Wes Anderson. Maybe the real snake was the Benedict Cumberbatch we met along the way.

Fav performance- Dev Patel as Woods. Wes please cast Dev Patel in a longer on of your films he ate this up.

Five Nights at Freddy's- Dir. Emma Tammi. I wanted to like it more but it felt like 3 different films until the last 20 minuets

fav performance- Matthew Lilard as William Afton. I want Stu Macher back after this.

The Swan- Dir. Wes Anderson. (Last time I mention Wes in this post I swear.) Hey Wesley! Quick question! WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?? Thank youuuu!

Fav performance- Rupert Friend as Narrator/Peter Watson. Yeah he was the only guy speaking and he carried! The one moment where he breaks the stoic delivery and truly pleads for them to not kill the swan? Wow.

Gaurdians of The Galaxy Vol 3- Dir James Gunn. I have never cried over cgi this hard in my life!

Bradley Cooper as Rocket. Just hearing him scream sob almost had me open mouth sobbing in public.

Scream 6- Dir. Matt Bettinelli-olpin, Tyler Gillet. Starting to get real pissed at radiosilence.

fav performance- Jasmin Savoy-Brown as Mindy Meeks-Martin. She's so funny, I love her.

If y'all want I also have a favorite tv shows of 2023 post

Marvel/Gamora Unpopular Opinion

My Opinion: Having 2014 Gamora replace 2019 Gamora was a terrible choice.

The reason why I disliked this writing choice because all the character growth she got is gone. The rest of the Guardians have developed, while Gamora basically got a restart. Plus, Starmora(don’t know the official ship name) is basically left with a lovestruck Peter and a clueless Gamora.

I know that there will be a third Guardians movie, but it’s probably going to be slow since Gamora is going to need some development. Or they might skip over the development and not let us see it.

Anyway, I know this may sound harsh. But, sometimes, characters shouldn’t be brought back to life.

GOTG 3 spoilers!!!

I find very interesting how music had always formed a part of Rocket's life.

The HE made him hear some weird music that represented all the negativity in his life. "Be not as you are, but how you should be." Basically meaning that you should never love your imperfections. That you need to change yourself in order to fit expectations.

Then some years later, this weird half human comes into his life. With him he brings all kinds of songs in vast ranges of emotions and sounds. Most of them about artists mirroring a feeling inside Rocket. Like the son "Creep" by radio head or "Come and get your love".

This stupid, imperfect and sometimes incompetent Terran man is full of flaws, yet he doesn't hate any of them or try to change himself. Instead this strange man that sings loudly and sways his hips to the rhythm just embraces them. Accepting himself and all the Guardians as they are. With all their mood swings, troubled pasts, social ineptitude and inability to carry a normal conversation. This man doesn't care, and it is through his music that Rocket starts to heal. Through the music he starts allowing himself to feel vulnerable and loved again.

It is no coincidence that he stole Peter's devices all the time or that he went out of his way to set up speakers or other gadgets to listen to music. Rocket LOVES music.

It reminds him he is imperfect but that being imperfect is what makes him himself.

Music saved him.

[spoiler] About Rocket's body

Just watched GOTG 1's interview and here's what Gunn said about Rocket's design:

"What if they broke his sternum and streched it out? Because raccoon doesn't really have a chest (like human's)"

And it makes me think about what HE did to Raccoon's bone structure.

Raccoon shoulders are curved to their chest so they can walk quadrupedally, but rocket walking on his two legs require his shoulders to be straightened out (hence the metals). They need to change his C-shaped spine into S-shape like humans, change the length of his arms... and deconstruct his pelvis entirely. Like. Entirely.

Because there's no way that raccoon pelvis can make him walk like a human. Also look at that body. My man looks like a gymnast with narrow waist and everything. While regular raccoons are just. A ball of floof.

Not to mention the brain surgeries he needs to go through.

With him able to lift big ass firearms with tiny hands, they must've replace his bones or muscles into something stronger.

Whatever HE did, feels less like trying to make "something perfect" and more like a child assembling and reassembling his toys because he can.

entering my guardians of the galaxy era thanks to vol 3 coming out on disney plus

might have to write a fic, might have to finish the one that’s been sitting in my drafts since the movie came out

Adam Warlock drops down dramatically in Knowhere, sticking a perfect superhero landing, pointing accusingly at the Guardians.

“You guys are getting paid?”

The little things I loved in Guardians 3

Spoilers

•Groot having wings, it was just funny

• Drax finally being able to be a father to a new group of kids

• the realization the Peter killed that guy in an incredibly brutal fashion because he knew he played a hand in Rocket’s torture

•the fact that Gamora and Peter didn’t get back together. It’s not that I don’t like them it’s more so about Peter growing.

• Rocket freeing the animals, and also learning what a raccoon is.

• Mantis utilizing her powers in cool new ways.

• that Drax simp

• Nebula risking everything to help Rocket and her growth as a character in general.

• the MCU’s first use of f*ck and it being a joke of all things.

• Kraglin having his moments to shine with the arrow. I really like Kraglin.

• and the ending with no one needing to die, everyone forging new paths, and the emotions that came with.

• also Groot’s new form reminded me of Tree Rex

Something I really liked about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was how they handled Gamora. She’s very clearly Gamora, but the whole point is that she’s still not OUR Gamora. When Peter is trying to “get through to her”, she startled Peter (and me) with her ferocity in denying that she’s the person Peter thinks she is. It’s when I truly realized that this movie wasn’t going to have her awkwardly reintegrate into the guardians; her presence was always about helping both Peter and the audience grieve and accept Gamora’s death.

I also liked that despite Peter talking how she’s not really a ravager, the last moment we see her reuniting with her crew like THEY are her family. This Gamora has found her space family, just not with the Guardians.

I almost hit a raccoon on my way home tonight, and after guardians of the galaxy vol 3 that just hits differently.

Exactly this. Perfectly said

I don't like the Found Family trope.

There, did I get your attention? It's true, but the question is, why is Guardians of the Galaxy still one of my favorite stories in any medium ever?

Something really clicked for me with the ending of Vol. 3 (spoilers ahead, natch). The team broke up and that kind of development is usually heartbreaking, because we love the team, they love each other, now that they've found each other why should they ever part ways?

The answer is that they're a family, and that's what families do. Growing up means leaving the parents who raised you and finding a path of your own, maybe to someday continue the cycle with kids of your own, but never losing what you got from your first family. Those people, who you can't choose, will always be a part of you.

Each of the Guardians, aside from Drax, had their childhoods interrupted by traumatic events. They didn't get to finish growing up naturally, and that loss hounded them all their lives. When they found each other they began to heal, but here's what I didn't realize until the end of the trilogy: the family that they found with each other wasn't the kind that you make when you grow up. It's the kind that you grow out of.

From the beginning, Peter has shown signs of "Peter Pan Syndrome," acting like a little boy even though he's highly skilled, courageous, and compassionate. His maturity gradually began to show through, but one quirk that kept coming up was his refusal to return to Earth. No good reason for it except that he couldn't bear the reminder of his mother and he was ashamed to face his grandfather. He can handle it now because his life with the Guardians gave him the stability he needed to become a true adult.

Gamora's new incarnation doesn't need the Guardians because she found the Ravagers instead. We don't know much about them but I expect that what they did for Yondu, they'll do for her too. In the meantime, Nebula's had a few good years of being loved and now she can follow the footsteps of the Gamora who was lost, aside from falling for Peter, because that's unlikely to ever work again.

Groot's been the most fortunate, not having his youth cut short or taking any serious trauma since he sprouted. Eventually he may want to strike out on his own, but until then it's good that he can stick with Rocket.

Mantis seemed more aware than anyone of their internal struggles, including her own. Which is appropriate, her being an empath and all. She really made the boldest possible move, going it alone, and I'm proud of her. Hoping she'll make an appearance in The Marvels or something else before reuniting with Peter and/or the Guardians.

Drax is a special case and the one who I thought was most likely to die, since it seemed like his arc was all wrapped up: he had his childhood before we met him and it was his adulthood that was ripped away from him. Revenge was his entire deal and Ronan and Thanos are dead now, so what's left for Drax? Well, it turns out revenge doesn't have to be his entire deal and now I'm embarrassed I ever thought otherwise.

Rocket...oh, Rocket. We always knew that he was something other than what nature had intended, and that was on top of the nonstop physical and emotional abuse, but now it turns out he already lost the only three people who put anything good into his sad little life. Since there was nothing to salvage from his upbringing, he was the one who needed the Guardians the most, so he's the only founding member to stay. But no mistake, it matters that he's staying as the leader. He's not alone, but he's not under anyone's control, either. He knows who is now and he knows his worth.

The "don't call me a raccoon" running joke always bothered me a little but I never dreamed it would have a payoff like it did in Vol. 3. Rocket claiming his full name is much more than a nod to his comic origins. It's his understanding of where he began and the injustice that was done to him, his acceptance that he wasn't at fault for the deaths of his first companions and that he does deserve to be loved by the Guardians.

That's the foundation that lets everyone part ways without having to ask each other if this means their relationships are over. As far as I've seen, no other found family in fiction has reached this point - the team is generally the endgame, and if someone leaves, things will never be the same again.

In a real family, a good one, when someone leaves we celebrate. Congratulations on your first apartment. Good luck at college. Blessings on your union. Just remember, you can always come home again. Our arms are open for you.

some practice sketches with the Guardians lol

My heart after watching Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3:

Just finished Guardians 3 and I am not ok.

WOAH SKETCHES FROM A DIGITAL ARTIST?!?!?!?!?!?

So, my Apple Pencil has been acting literal doodoofart recently, and I can’t draw digitally atm. I did however find some blank sketchbooks that’s been lying around apparently, so that’s where these came from.

The first one is doodles of my venomsona, Trixie B and her symbiote Mudslide

the second one was anatomy practice I made with Cami, because she’s buff and I wanna show that. (References came from Rhea Ripley, lmao)

the third one was a little doodle I made of CatFish that was originally gonna be something else, but I didn’t like)

the next one is just some random stuff I made because I wanted to draw, including my fursona, CandyBark (its cropped because there was some personal stuff I didn’t want to show, I’m ok now though :DD)

the final one is some drawings of my GOTG oc, Captain Stinkbomb

Vol 3 moments that really butter my toast (in no particular order)

Creep

Nebula

Will Poulter as Adam Warlock

Drax vs Adam

COSMO

Beby Rocket

Beby raccoon

Nebula

The High Evolutionary is terrifying and I'm here for it

Nebula

Among Us reference?????

Nebula/Peter/Gamora interactions

Adam has a new pet squirrel

Howard the Duck cameo

High Evolutionary absolutely curbstomping Adam

Rocket's prison break

Nebula

Kraglin mastering the arrow

Yondu

Cosmo good dog

Counter-Earth is full of furries

Nebula

High Evolutionary responds to an attempted coup by going fucking SUPERNOVA HOLY SH -

*Buzz Lightyear voice* Misscommunication. Miscommunication everywhere

Hallway scene. Just....hallway scene

BEBY RACCOON

Adam's pet squirrel

Nebula

GUARDIANS TAGTEAM HIGH EVOLUTIONARY HELL YEAH

Adam screaming "mother" before Ayesha blows up

Adam ripping off Warpig's head for hurting his pet squirrel

Did I mention Nebula?

So apparently the child with the rest of the Guardians in the first end credit scene is supposed to be Phyla-Vell

You know, this Phyla-Vell?

Captain Mar-Vell's daughter?

And he would have gotten away with it too if it weren't for those meddling a-holes!

Man that vol 3 trailer really screwed us up thinking that the Lylla + Rocket hug was them meeting again only for her to get fatally shot two seconds later